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<DIV>There is minor argument between the piano faculty and myself as to how
often their pianos should be tuned. They want to know why their pianos need
tuning once a week. (and they do need it, especially during the winter). One=
of
the professors claims that at another university she worked at, her piano la=
sted
8 weeks. </DIV>
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<DIV>How often are you guys tuning the piano faculty pianos, presuming they =
get
played heavily about 30 hours a week?</DIV>
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<DIV>Wim </DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"=
>Willem Blees,
RPT<BR>Piano Technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University of
Alabama</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>